14 Related Articles from 2018-11-19

‘No more, no more’: Brazilian man cries for help after he tried mugging a female jiu-jitsu novice. Magdeel da Silva could only scream for someone to save him after Sabrina Leites put the criminal in an arm-lock while waiting for Brazilian cops to arrest the him after he tried stealing her cell phone. >>

Brazil's Bolsonaro says Petrobras units could be sold under new CEO. Brazil's right-wing
President-elect Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that certain units
of Petroleo Brasileiro could be privatized, even
though the state-run company is strategic for the state. >>

Massive 4,000-year-old termite mounds can be seen from space. Nearly 4,000 years ago, approximately 200 million termite mounds were built in Brazil — ones that eventually became so enormous they can be seen from space. >>

Massive termite mounds seen from space. Nearly 4,000 years ago, approximately 200 million termite mounds were built in Brazil. They eventually became so enormous they could be seen from space. >>

Petrobras should focus on oil exploration and production: incoming CEO. The incoming chief executive of Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA said in a newspaper interview on Monday that BR Distribuidora , its fuel distribution unit, is not a natural fit for the company and does not generate returns. >>

RIBA International Prize: Rural Brazilian school wins prize for world's best building. RIBA's award for best new building in 2018 shows that architecture doesn't have to be "arrogant." This year's winner is the perfect example of considered and beautiful design. >>

Rural Brazilian school wins prize for world's best building. What and where is the world's best new building? Today, the judges of the 2018 RIBA International Prize have announced that it's a pair of school boarding houses (named "Children Village") set in a remote rural location on the fringes of enormous rice fields in Brazil's tropical Tocantins province some 370 miles north east of Brasilia and 930 miles from the sea. >>

This long-necked dinosaur was dug up in Brazil!. Scientists announced the discovery of one of the earliest long necked dinosaurs that was dug up in Brazil. >>

UPDATE 4-Petrobras' next CEO says oil firm should focus on exploration, production. A University of
Chicago-trained economist named as the next chief of Brazil's
Petrobras threw his support behind the sale of the state oil
company's non-core assets and called for it to focus on
exploration and production. >>

UPDATE 7-New Petrobras CEO rules out privatization, wants non-core asset sales. A University of
Chicago-trained economist named on Monday to head Brazil's
Petrobras will not privatize the state-run company, but wants to
push ahead with selling non-core assets and to focus on oil
exploration and production. >>

UPDATE 8-New Petrobras CEO rules out privatization, wants non-core asset sales. A University of
Chicago-trained economist named on Monday to head Brazil's
Petrobras will not privatize the state-run company, but wants to
push ahead with selling non-core assets and to focus on oil
exploration and production. >>